 | John Locke - 1722 - 640 pages
...there was fuch a Being, becaufe I fay in another place, and to another purpofe, " It is " impoffible for us> by the Contemplation of our own Ideas, without...whether Omnipotency has not given to fome Syftems of Mat'* ter, fitly difpos'd, a Power to perceive and think, or elfe join'd and fix'd " to Matter, fo... | |
 | Andrew Baxter - 1745 - 446 pages
...pofJibly Jhall never be able to know, whether any mere material being thinks, or not; it being impojjible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without...revelation, to difcover whether Omnipotency has not given to feme fyjlena of matter fitly difpofed, a power to perceive and think, &c. This is founded upon what... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1777 - 424 pages
...poffibly " fhall never be able to know whether any mere material " being thinks or no; it being impoflible for us, by the " contemplation of our own ideas, Without...to " difcover whether omnipotency has not given to foine " fyftems of matter, fitly difpofed, a power to perceive and ** think ; or elfe joined and fixed... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1782 - 458 pages
...able to know whether any mere material " being thinks or no ; it being impofnble for us, by the tv contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation,...difcover whether omnipotency has not given to fome " fyftems of matter, fitly difpofed, a power to perceive and " think ; or elfe joined and fixed to... | |
 | John Locke - 1796 - 554 pages
...t Tufculan. Quasft. L. ie 23. | Ecckf. xi. j. H C. xxiv. v. 39, ** rft Anfwer. tt Ibid. impofllble for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without...difcover, whether omnipotency has not given to fome fyftems of matter fitly difpofed a power to perceive and think, or elfe joined and fixed to matter... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 334 pages
...poflibly fhall never be able to know, whether any mere material being thinks, or no ; it being irupoffible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without...difcover, whether Omnipotency has not given to fome fyftems of matter fitly difpofed, a power to perceive and think, or elfe joined and fixed to matter... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 986 pages
...(hall never be able to know, whether any mere material being thinks, or no ; it being impoflible fo* us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to difcover, whether Omni; .tency has not given to forae fyftems of matter fitly difpofed, a power to perceive and think,... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 398 pages
...j. t Tusculan.. Quaest. L. ie 23. J Eccl.xi. y. \ C. xxiv. v. 39. ** ist Answer. tt Ibid. impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own, ideas, without revelation, to discover, whether omnipotency has not given to some systems of matter fitly disposed a power to perceive... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 508 pages
...Quzst. L. ic 23. | Eccles. xi. ;• j| C. xxiv. v, 39, ** jst Answer, ft Ibid,' *"• ' impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to discover, whether omnipotency has not given to some systems of matter fitly disposed a power to perceive... | |
 | 1821 - 134 pages
...possibly, shall never be able to know whether any material being thinks or not; it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our •own ideas, without revelation, to discover whether omnipotency hath not given to some systems of matter, fitly disposed, a power to perceive... | |
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We have the ideas of matter and thinking, but possibly shall never be able to know whether any mere material being thinks or no;* it being impossible for us, by the contemplation of our own ideas, without revelation, to discover whether Omnipotency has... 
